News + Politics
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Apple pulls anti-gay app from iTunes; creators claim they’re ‘not gay bashing’ [video]
”The Manhattan Declaration app was accepted by Apple and rated as a 4+, meaning it contained no objectionable material. Yet Apple pulled the app shortly...
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Ready for Change
At a news conference at the Pentagon this afternoon, Defense Secretary Robert Gates spoke about the release of the Pentagon working group report examining implementation...
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Kirk Takes Office, DADT Repeal Supporters Hopeful for His Vote
In a ceremony on the floor of the U.S. Senate this evening, Vice President Joseph Biden swore in Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), according to a...
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The Prop 8 Ninth Circuit Panel: A Trio of Judges Worthy of Note
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today announced the panel of judges who will be hearing next week’s appeals, which includes the...
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Eight Days in a Changed World
During the next eight days, efforts aimed at stopping discrimination in two of the most traditionally conservative (and heterosexual) of institutions – marriage and the...
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Lesbian West Point cadet ready to reenlist if Congress repeals gay ban
”I’m trying to get back into the military. I’m not trying to make that difficult when that occurs. There’s going to be hostility toward me, and...
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Annie Lennox thinks being gay would have made life easier; has new Christmas album
”It’s not like I think being gay could be an alternative ’cos it isn’t. I sometimes wished it would have been ’cos it could have...
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Lesbian-only guesthouse now welcomes others in tough economy
”In Alabama, it’s not one human family. It’s don’t ask, don’t tell…. The culture here in Key West is so different from back home. People don’t...
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Finding Home
In less than 24 hours, as I write this, my frenetic holiday season will begin. I don't mean that in a ''Woe is me, the...
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Uplifting Lineage
Some important news last week brightened an otherwise frustrating season for gay rights: The Department of Health and Human Services issued rules requiring hospitals that...
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Counting the Votes
Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced that the long-awaited Pentagon working group report on the implementation of a repeal of ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' will be...
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Transgender Needs
Ten years ago, a ''needs assessment survey'' was undertaken by local activists to collect data regarding the city's transgender community. That survey has been used...
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Kamala Harris, Prop 8 Opponent, Wins California AG’s Race
San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris (D) will be the...
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Senate Sets Pentagon DADT Report Hearings for Dec. 2 and 3
The Senate Armed Services Committee, as had been suggested in recent days, announced that it would be holding hearings in the follow-up to the Nov....
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BREAKING: DOJ to Appeal Witt Reinstatement Order
In a brief filing in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, the U.S. Department of Justice filed the formal documents to...
